Steven Emerson

Steven Emerson contends in the following viewpoint, which is taken from testimony before a Congressional subcommittee, that Islamic fundamentalists in the United States pose a serious threat to freedom of speech and national safety. He claims that free speech codes in the United States provide protection for Islamic fundamentalist groups who intimidate the media into silence about Islamic extremist activities. Congress must defend the rights of the media to expose the Islamic fundamentalist agenda, he maintains, in order to safeguard American freedom. Steven Emerson is an investigative journalist.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to Emerson, what groups based in the United States have participated in acts of terrorism?
2. What acts of terrorism have Islamic fundamentalist groups sanctioned, in the author’s opinion?
3. What is the reason given by radical Muslim groups...